Cholesterol Plaque

Key Stage 4

Meaning

A diagram showing the build up of a Cholesterol Plaque in a Coronary Artery.

A Cholesterol Plaque is a build up of fat found inside a blood vessel.

About Cholesterol Plaques

If Cholesterol Plaques build up in the Coronary Arteries then it causes Coronary Heart Disease and can lead to a heart attack.